New York City Wage and Hour Lawyers
Is your business in conformity with the newly enacted Wage Theft Prevention Act? The Act requires all private employers in New York State to provide their employees with, among other things, detailed payment information once a year. The attorneys at Raff & Becker, LLP, have more than 40 years of experience representing employers and businesses in New York City, Long Island, Suffolk County, Nassau County and surrounding areas in a variety of employment and labor law matters. Our attorneys can help your business anticipate potential issues and remain in compliance with the new regulations or represent your business if it has been charged with violating this law.
How the Wage Theft Prevention Act Affects Your Business
The Wage Theft Prevention Act is intended to prevent wage claim disputes between employees and employers. Under the new law, private employers — including private schools and nonprofit organizations — must provide the following information to all new employees upon hire, or by February 1 of each year for all employees:
- The employee's individual rate of pay, including overtime rates
- The basis of wage payment (hourly, weekly, piece rate, commission, etc.)
- Regular pay date
- All names under which the employer conducts business
- The physical address of the employer's main office or principal place of business
- The employer's main telephone number
For those employees whose primary language is other than English, employers must provide this information in the applicable language.
The attorneys of Raff & Becker, LLP, can help your business comply with all the requirements and avoid liability for noncompliance.
Contact our office to discuss your legal obligations with one of our experienced New York wage lawyers today. At Raff & Becker, LLP, we constantly stay up to date on how developments in the law will affect our clients.
